Blockstream CEO Adam Back has criticized Castle Island Ventures founding partner Nic Carter for amplifying concerns about quantum computing threats to Bitcoin. “You make uninformed noise and try to move the market or something. You’re not helping,” Back said in an X post on Friday, after Carter explained in an X post why Castle Island
BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest asset manager, has posted job openings for multiple cryptocurrency leadership positions as the firm expands its digital asset operations globally, according to listings on the company’s careers page. Summary Robert Mitchnick, BlackRock’s global head of digital assets, announced the crypto hiring initiative on LinkedIn. The positions span locations in the
ETHGas and Stakely have teamed up recently through an announcement on their respective X accounts. The staking economy of Ethereum is becoming more mature, in which reliability and predictable revenues are more important than simple returns. Such change is emphasized in the new alliance between ETHGas and Stakely and offers a perspective on the way
Veteran trader Peter Brandt said the potential passage of the US Clarity Act is unlikely to have a significant impact on Bitcoin’s price, after indications that it could pass Congress as soon as January. “Is it a world-shaking macro development? Nope. Needed for sure, but not something that should redefine value,” Brandt told Cointelegraph on
PayPal, an asset-conserving platform that acts as a bridge between Traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi), has announced its groundbreaking partnership with OpenAI, the most notable artificial intelligence (AI) research laboratory in the world. The basic purpose of this partnership is to enable seamless and trusted shopping directly from ChatGPT without switching to another
The cryptocurrency had recently stalled, but news of a TikTok U.S. joint venture buoyed equity markets and perhaps boosted bitcoin as well. Bitcoin and Stocks Surge with TikTok’s U.S. Pivot More than two billion users have now downloaded what was once an obscure Chinese short-form video-sharing application, an impressive number that likely saved the app
In a recent social media post, Elon Musk has opined that energy is the true currency. Bitcoiners have treated this take as an endorsement of the leading cryptocurrency because it validates the core philosophy of proof-of-work money. They see Musk’s post as an indirect admission that Bitcoin is the superior form of money because it
Italy’s capital markets take a step into on-chain finance as the country’s first tokenized structured note reaches private investors through a major bank’s wealth platform. Summary UniCredit and BlockInvest complete first tokenized investment product for Italian private clients Product structure and blockchain-based lifecycle management Tokenization, regulation, and efficiency gains Strategic relevance for Italian markets UniCredit
On December 18, 2025, ArtGis Finance partnered with Aether Network, an innovative modular blockchain platform. This collaboration merges the experience of ArtGis Finance in the field of Artificial Intelligence assisted digital asset settlements with the scalable capacity of Aether Network. This collaboration seeks to provide better execution, better incentives, and a higher variety of services
Mastercard is expanding its Crypto Credential system to self-custody wallets through a partnership with Polygon and Mercuyo. The firm has broadened its presence in the crypto space via collaborations with Ripple, Chainlink, Revolut, and other blockchain platforms. Mastercard, an American multinational financial services corporation, has secured a strategic collaboration with the Polygon (POL) blockchain. Leveraging